I just finished “Who Wrote The Bible” by Prof. Richard Friedman

Ah, I recently read The End of Biblical Studies. It will probably be the next book that I blog about. Very insightful, but focused mostly on the academic discipline of biblical studies. I agreed with most of what he said. Have fun with that one too!

Ah, I recently read The End of Biblical Studies. It will probably be the next book that I blog about. Very insightful, but focused mostly on the academic discipline of biblical studies. I agreed with most of what he said. Have fun with that one too!

Great! I thought a book about the academic side of biblical studies would be an interesting read.

I have read Ehrman’s “Misquoting Jesus.” He is the one who referred me to “Who Wrote The Bible.” I am mainly interested in the Old Testament right now. Do you have any book suggestions? I never heard of Spong or Mack. I’ll look them up.

I have read Ehrman’s “Misquoting Jesus.” He is the one who referred me to “Who Wrote The Bible.” I am mainly interested in the Old Testament right now. Do you have any book suggestions? I never heard of Spong or Mack. I’ll look them up.

Burton Mack and John Shelby Spong.

Wow, the OT. There are so many scholars to read, most with an exegesis to fit their particular view. I might suggest reading ‘A History of the Jews’ by Paul Johnson and ‘Antiquities of the Jews’ by Josephus while studying the OT. The OT is ‘bronze age’ material and it helps to understand cultural aspects before tackling the scriptures. Karen Armstrong writes some great criticism, neither pro or con, on Judaism, Christianity and the OT…try her.